Ambrose Bierce ( 10 of 103 )
Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo
Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo
ALLIANCE, n. In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's read more
ALLIANCE, n. In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third.
Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact.
Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact.
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
Advice: the smallest current coin.
Advice: the smallest current coin.
Peace, in international affairs, is a period of cheating between two periods of fighting.
Peace, in international affairs, is a period of cheating between two periods of fighting.
Optimist: a proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
Optimist: a proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
Forgetfulness. A gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
Forgetfulness. A gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
Mad, adj.: Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.
Mad, adj.: Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.
Acquaintance is a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor and obscure, and intimate when he is read more
Acquaintance is a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor and obscure, and intimate when he is rich and famous.
